garde-robe

See also: garderobe and Garderobe

French

Etymology

Ellipsis of armoire garde-robe, from garder (“to keep safe”) +‎ robe (“dress”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaʁ.d(ə).ʁɔb/

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Noun

garde-robe f (plural garde-robes)

1. an armoire; a wardrobe (a piece of furniture for clothes)

Descendants

• → German: Garderobe (see there for further descendants)
• → Polish: garderoba
• → Russian: гардеро́б (garderób)
• → Serbo-Croatian: garderóba, гардеро́ба

Further reading

• “garde-robe”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Norman

Etymology

Borrowed from French garde-robe.

Pronunciation

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Noun

garde-robe f (plural garde-robes)

1. (Jersey) wardrobe
2. (Jersey) southernwood (Artemisia abrotanum)